Tiina's giveaway

יום שני, 31 בדצמבר 2012

First of all, let me thank all who took part in my giveaways. I regret not to be able to give them to more than two winners. I can only promise you that I am working on a new giveaway which, I hope, will be soon.

Sorry for the bad photo. The miniatures are exquisite. I love everything.

This is a better photo but I fixed the arch of candles wrongly. It came apart on its long way to get here. Later on I saw my error and fixed it again. By doing so, I realized how beautiful and delicate Karin's work is.

Dear Karin, thank you for your lovely gifts and for the coffee stirrers. You probably noticed that I already used some of your gifts for the Christmas market stalls.

I am waiting for Caterina to post photos in her blog all the Christmas swaps, to show you what beautiful gifts
Doortje sent me.

יום רביעי, 26 בדצמבר 2012

I am very happy to have won Kat's Giveaway. It got here yesterday, right on Christmas day. Kat has a very nice blog, I recommend a visit.

What a delicious dinner, complete with dessert...mmm. yammy!

Kat very generously added a lovely wreath.

THANK YOU KATE! I am thrilled with your gift.
This is an opportunity to thank the generous ladies of the group EL LOCO MUNDO DE LAS MINIS; MONIKA and AIM ADVENT CALENDAR for all (72 step by step!) fantastic tutorials.

I hope all my blog friends had a happy Christmas and are enjoying this great time with family and friends.Blessings to all

יום שישי, 14 בדצמבר 2012

These are the gifts received from my wonderful and very generous Irish friend Maria.
Maria knows that it's nearly impossible to find Christmas miniatures here so she very
thoughtfully sent me stuff that I can use.

Pieces of cotton and ribbons with Christmas printings. A cute Santa hat with a hair clip.

יום ראשון, 9 בדצמבר 2012

Two very talented blog friends won first and second prize on a balcony contest organized by one master miniaturist blogger, Pedrete.

This beautiful balcony won 1st prize. Loly made it from scratch material and shows how it was done
in her blog. Run visit.

This came in second. Pilar made this beautiful balcony scene. Go visit.

This balcony facade was a birthday gift from my husband. It was bought in Lima, Peru, from a local artist.
I have a special softness for old balconies.

Last night we celebrated Hanukkah eve. The first candle was lit by the server candle. We sang Hanukkah
songs, ate the most fattening treats and exchanged gifts. The children received Hanukkah coins and played traditional games. A good time was had by all. I love the eighth day when all 9 candles are lit on the last evening. In Jerusalem the orthodox Jews place the candelabrums on the window sills and it's a view worth seeing.

A warm welcome to my new followers. I am very grateful for your attention.

Anna - Please let me know if you have a blog I can follow.
Furuguen - - " -DarahMarja-Leena
Jane Smith - No blog yet, but Jane has a few very good tutorials on youtube.Susanna Zanchi

יום שלישי, 4 בדצמבר 2012

This is my first Sinterklaas gift from dear Petra, the most brave, sweet and generous person I got to know online. Petra explained to me all about the Saint and his black helpers as well as the celebrations involved.

The photos in the back ground are specially for me, bearing my name. The costumes for the "black"
helpers were sewn by Petra.

This sweet baby, together with her twin sister which I received from Petra earlier, will go
into the infant daycare center, one of the next projects I plan for next year.

The lovely cupcakes, chocolate bear and candies will go to my candy shop, already showen in one of my earlier posts.

A felted snow man will stand by my Christmas stall.

Thank you Petra and from here I sent you my best wishes and prayers for

פרטים עלי

My name is Drora. My hobbies are dollhouse miniatures, classical music, folklore arts and crafts from all over the world. My interests are languages and books.
I collect dollhouse miniatures and also make some myself. I have a small collection of books on this subject and for a long while subscribed to a dollhouse magazine.